First Publicly Available Smart Car Auctioned on eBay to Phoenix-Area Resident

PHOENIX--July 11, 2005--ZAP (PCX:ZP), pioneering the next generation of advanced transportation and energy technologies, announced today that it will deliver the first publicly sold Smart Car Americanized by ZAP to a Phoenix-area resident who was top bidder in a recent eBay auction for ZAP's newly available U.S.-compliant version of the European-made high-efficiency automobile. The car will be officially delivered to businessman and microcar enthusiast Roberto Hernandez in a ceremony and media event scheduled for Tuesday, July 12. See details below for more information.

WHAT: Ceremonial delivery of first U.S. Compliant Smart Car 
      Americanized by ZAP (www.zapworld.com) in Arizona following 
      first eBay auction

WHEN: 11:00 AM, Tuesday, July 12, 2005

WHERE: Mesa Autoworks
       106 East McKellips Road, Suite 101
       Mesa, Arizona
       Contact: Tim Day (602) 318-4211

WHO:   Roberto Hernandez, Smart Car Owner
       Tim Day, 3D Auto Wholesalers, Inc., Car Dealer
       Representative from ZAP (www.zapworld.com)

WHY: First delivery of U.S. compliant Smart Car in Arizona, First 
     available to the general public via eBay auction, Second sold in 
     United States
     
     Record gas prices hitting U.S., Smart Car is one of the world's 
     most efficient internal combustion cars from Europe, now in the 
     U.S.
     
     Stylish, hi-tech, Smart Micro-Car already sold in 30 countries

VISUALS:  Key Hand-Over, Shots of Smart Car Owner accepting first car 
          from Car Dealer, Test rides available to the media

INFO: ZAP Media Contact, Alex Campbell, 707-525-8658 Ext. 241
      acampbell@zapworld.com  Website: http://www.zapworld.com

About ZAP

ZAP, Zero Air Pollution(R), has been a leader in advanced transportation technologies and energy products since 1994. ZAP has a 10-year license on the technology developed by Smart-Automobile LLC to Americanize the popular European-made Smart Car for the U.S. marketplace. ZAP Americanizes the Smart Car to meet U.S. federal and state safety and emissions standards. ZAP is not affiliated with, or authorized by, smart gmbh, the manufacturer of SMART automobiles, or the smartUSA division of Mercedes-Benz LLC, the exclusive authorized U.S. importer and distributor of those vehicles. The Smart Car is manufactured by global automotive company DaimlerChrysler. ZAP purchases its vehicles from non-affiliated direct importer Smart-Automobile LLC. For more information, visit http://www.zapworld.com. For investor-specific information, visit http://www.trilogy-capital.com/tcp/zap. To read or download the Company's Investor Fact Sheet, visit http://www.trilogy-capital.com/tcp/zap/factsheet.html.

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